Re: Upcoming Shows

Originally Posted by tmac

london grammar were really fucking good last night at the el rey.

London Grammar was incredibly fucking fantastic at a sold-out Crescent in Phoenix on Fri night 3/21!

Just a stand-out performance by these Brit kids in this new band. The crowd was really into their beautiful music (minimal amount of stupid yakking over the music that’s so typical today). London Grammar's recorded stuff is good but they sound significantly better live.

The band members did just the right amount of occasional between-song interaction with the crowd, too (i.e., not much) and that bit of banter was refreshingly natural, witty, and appropriate. Better in this regard than most bands out there, in fact, however long they’ve been at it.

I catch a lot of shows, and this was one of the best in some time. Should definitely be at Coachella. I’ll look for them to be there in 2015.

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Re: Upcoming Shows

Prince will host yet another late night party at his Paisley Park studios, this time billed Paisley Park After Dark. The eccentric performer revealed the news yesterday via his Instagram# account, which suggested—via hashtags—that the event will feature food, drinks, live music and, perhaps, some kind of Finding Nemo theme. The announcement also made it clear that there will be a $30 cover and that no phones, cameras or recording devices of any kind will be allowed in. Shuttle service from a local parking area will be provided as well, and the party will last from 9pm-2am. The event appears to be similar to past late night events that Prince has hosted at his Paisley Park home and studio in Minneapolis, including last October’s “The Breakfast Experience Pajama Dance Party.”

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